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If I had a time machine, I'd say yes. My wife and I will be retiring in Florida in the next 3 years to 5 years. Likely buy something soon, but would love my stocks to go up 100% ;)
Good luck and stay safe.
HW 510 / SW 424/ GW 175 (stretch goal to get 10 under) / CW 160 (I'm near the charts ideal weight - wonder if I can stay here)
RNY November 2016
PS: L/R arm skin removal; belt panniculectomy - April, 2019
I know exactly what you mean. I am not a big drinker and never thought VSG would make a difference with alcohol like the bypass. WRONG !!! I found out the hard way around 6 to 7 months post op. I am now 2 years out and it is the same as it was 6 t0 7 months out. If you are going to have a few glasses of wine just be careful and make sure you eat 30 min before hand . I would also like to add that there can be transfer addiction from food to alcohol so watch out for that also.
Hello there yes I've heard of this I've not done it as of yet. I'm trying slimfast the shakes and food snacks are very tasty. I'm 2 yrs post op .. lost 100 high 250 low 150 now 205 myserable!
Personally, I have had great success in the past reverting to liquid only for 4 days and then 800 calories after that point. Almost identical to what your dietician is saying, although not for 2 weeks. If I could hold out for 2 weeks though, I think it would go a long way to curbing the rampant sweet tooth I am dealing with. I always found after 3-4 days on liquid my stomach capacity was down to nothing.
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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I'm in Jacksonville, Florida. We are getting ready for Dorian. Are there any of you also in Florida or along coastal regions bracing for impact?
Good for you in avoiding the alcohol. However you might run into the same kind of situation again in the future, where people will want to pressure you into drinking or eating something off your plan. For me whenever I didn't want to drink, usually I could drink some sparkling water & just nurse that during the night. It looks just like sparkling wine. Walking around with a glass in my hand helped.
Maybe coming up with a list of things you can do or say will help you stay on track going forward. There was an old post that gave suggestions for situations similar to yours, but you might have to search for it.
Good luck going forward! 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
Zero is the correct answer.
A few times I had a glass of wine at a wedding or New Year's Eve and would be stumbling around in a daze.
Never plan to do that again.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Go cold turkey. Seriously, just turkey. Heat it up if you want. High protein, low calorie, no carbs. Nutritious, and very filling. Pounds will roll off, and you won't feel like you are starving.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
I will avoid it moving forward too.
I successfully avoided it up till now but felt a bit of pressure from some of my guests to just have one drink to celebrate with everyone. Sounds kind of silly at my age to follow peer pressure but I did.
Because of the risk of transfer addiction, I chose to give up alcohol. It wasn't that important to me, so it was an easy choice to make.
